Washington Post examines India's efforts to fight child malnutrition

"Stung by the realization that it faced a child malnutrition crisis worse than in most African countries, India is finally waking to the scale of the problem," the Washington Post reports in an article examining the country's efforts to combat child malnutrition. "Progress is slow and political will patchy, but there are signs that a new approach to fighting malnutrition is beginning to reap dividends," the newspaper continues and details several nationwide and state-level efforts. "Despite the progress, India has a long way to go," the Washington Post adds, noting, "India's progress in fighting malnutrition fails to impress many experts." According to the newspaper, many programs established to fight malnutrition lack methods to measure progress or track accountability. The Washington Post also features a photo slide show and a graphic on child malnutrition in India (Denyer, 12/26).

This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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